Section 5
Saving
of Constitution (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2025
The person holding the office of the Clerk to the
Senate or the Clerk to the House of Representatives before the date of coming into operation of this Act shall, on the date of coming into operation of this Act, continue to hold office until he attains his age of compulsory retirement as a member of the general public service of the Federation unless he sooner resigns his office or is transferred to another office in the general public service of the Federation.
(2)
If the person holding the office of the Clerk to the
Senate or the Clerk to the House of Representatives before the date of coming into operation of this Act has opted to become a member of the Parliamentary Service established under a federal law, on the date of coming into operation of this Act—
(a)
the person shall be employed on terms and conditions of service to which he was entitled to immediately before the date of coming into operation of this Act; and
(b)
the person shall be deemed to be a member of the public service for the purposes of the Pensions Act 1980 [Act 227].